Improvement in boot-straps



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WITNESSES: INVENTOR: emf i: BY

ATTORNEYS.

N-EIERS, PHDTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTONv D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM SMITH, OF EATON RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD OF HISRIGHT TO LLOYD L. DAVIS, OF SAME PLACE.

IM PROVEM ENT IN BOOT-STRAPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 215,174, dated May 6,1879; application filed March 7, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SMITH, of Eaton Rapids, in the ,county ofEaton and State of Michigan, have invented a new and ImprovedBoot-Strap, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a strong and durable strapfor boot-legs, which also acts as a protector of the side seams of theleg, preventing them from ripping at the top.

It consists of a metallic strap or ear, provided with a loop for thefinger and a plate with projecting points, which are passed through theleg and bent down to secure the device to the boot.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of abootleg provided with my improved straps. Fig. 2 is a top view or planof the same, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the metal strap, composed of aloop portion, B, the upper portion, a, whereof is flanged outward androunded on its under side, to furnish a broad and even bearing for thefinger. The lower portion, 0, has a large opening, a, and from thesurrounding rim, on the inside, project points I).

In applying the straps to the boots semicircular openings 0 c are cut inthe top of the boot-legs D, using the termination of the side seams, d,as a center.

The metal strap is applied as follows: The loop B is placed on theboot-leg with its lower semicircle coinciding with the semicircularopening 0, and with one-half of the lower part, 0, on each side of theseam, and in this position it is fastened by thrusting the points bthrough the legs and bending them down on the inside, as clearly shownin the drawings. This connects the loop securely to the bootleg, and atthe same time the seams are held together and protected against ripping,and a stonger and more durable loop or strap is supplied for drawing onthe boots than is now employed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- As an improved article of manufacture, a

